While Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a commanding lead over his GOP presidential rivals in his home state of New York, a new
Emerson College Poll released Friday shows that the real estate mogul would lose the state in general election matchups against either Democratic candidate.
According to the poll, Trump holds a 52-point lead over Sen. Ted Cruz and 63-point lead over Gov. John Kasich in New York.
- Trump, 64 percent
- Cruz, 12 percent
- Kasich, 1 percent
However, when matched with Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the poll shows that Trump would lose.
While Trump holds 36 percent of the vote, Clinton leads him by 19 points and Sanders leads him by 17 points.
- Clinton, 55 percent
- Sanders, 53 percent
According to the Washington Examiner, should Cruz become the GOP presidential nominee, the poll shows that the Texas senator would have a similar fate as Trump in New York, losing to Clinton by 31 points.
On the Democratic side, Hillary — who has twice served as a New York senator — is projected to win the in the April 19 primary.
Currently the poll shows Hillary with a 48-point lead over Sanders.
- Clinton, 71 percent
- Sanders, 23 percent
The landline survey of 768 likely general election voters in New York was conducted March 14-16 and carries a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points. The survey of 298 likely GOP primary voters has a margin of error of 5.6 points, while the survey of 373 likely Democratic primary voters has a margin of error of 5 points.
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